Billiard-register



(No Model.)

O. G. WILSON.

BILLI'ARD REGISTER.

N0. 413,425. Patented 0013.22, 1889.

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OLIVER G. WILSON, OF FRANKLIN, KENTIKY.

BILLIARD-REGlSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,425, dated October 22, 1889.

Application filed February I5, 188th Serial No. 300,054. (No model.)

T all whom t may concern..A

Be it known that I, OLIVER G. lVILSON, reresiding at Franklin, in the county of Simp son and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Registers, of which the following' is a speciiication.

The object of my invention is to provide a device for registering the points made vand number of games played in the game of billiards,which is simple and cheap in construction, of general attractiveness, durable, easily manipulated, and effective in its operation.

My invention consists in the peculiar features of construction and novel combination of parts, as will hereinafter be fully described in the annexed specification, and be particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same with the outer casing-wall and one of the dialplates removed. Fig. 3 isa transverse seetion onthe line 3 3, Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4t et, Fig. Q.

In the accompanying drawingsJ A indicates a suitably-ornamented easing, which is provided at its upper edge with supporting-eyes a, to admit of its ready attachment to a chandelier, as shown in Fig. 1, or to any conven- VVithin this casing are mounted two of my improved registering devices,which will be presently fully described,

B indicates a door provided with glasscovered openings 7) h, which is hinged to the front side of Athe casing, as shown. Below the openings b l) indicator-marks, preferably the words lVhite, Black, are placed upon the casing, so as to readily distinguish the score of the diiferent players. As each of the registering devices is operated independently and exactly alike, I will only specifically describe one of them. l

C denotes a central or body plate, upon which the several parts, presently described, are mounted. The lower end C of this plate is provided with a bearing-block 3, in which is journaled the operating shaft or stein 2, which is provided at its lower end with a milled knob l, for conveniently turning the same with the fingers,

4 denotes a gear secured to the upper end of the shaft 2, which engages a gear 5, at tached to the lower squared endtof avert-ical shaft G, which is journaled in bearings S S, secured on the plate C.

denotes a small pinion secured upon the upper end of the shaft 6, which projects be tween and engages the gears 10 10, mounted upon the inner ends of transverse shafts 16, journaled in a bearing 9, secured upon the plate C, said shafts extending in opposite directions and having secured thereon at their outer ends the indicator-bands 17 17, which operate over dial-plates 1S 1S and register the points made during the game.

The dial-plate 18, one of which is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, is provided with a scale divided into fifty points, and the gears 10 10 are proportionately divided, so as to make one complete turn of the indicator-bands 17 17 when vfifty points shall have been registered. It will be understood, however, that the dial may be divided off into any desired number of points and the gearing constructed to operate accordingly,

Upon the dial-plates 18 1S smaller dialscales 19 19 are provided, which are divided into twenty points. Said. dials I will term the registering-dials, as they register the number of games played.

denotes a transverse shaft journaled in the plate C, which projects through the dialplates 1S 18,and is provided at each end with a poi11ting-iinger 2l, which traverses over the dial-scale 19, as shown. above one of the gears 10, is a toothed wheel 26, provided with twenty teeth, which is enn gaged by a tooth 22, fixed on one of the gears 10, at each complete revolution of said gear, and is turned the distance of one tooth, thereby moving the pointing-fingers one point over each of the dials 19, and thereby registering the completion of one game.

To prevent the shaft 25 from being turned too great a distance when the register is operated quickly, a suitable leaf-spring 23 is provided, which presses upon the shaft 25, as clearly shown in Fig.

Upon a sleeve secured upon and turning with the shaft 6 is formed a toothed disk 7, which in its movement with the shaft 6 operates the gong-lever and rings the gong or Fixed on this shaft,

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bell when each point is being registered. The gong-lever 13 consists of a horizon-tal arm pivoted at itsn rear end in'a stud projecting from the body-plate C. The forward end of the lever 13 is forked, as at 13', and embraces the outer periphery of the tooth-disk, as shown. A friction-roller a is journaled in said end to facilitate the travel of said end over each tooth 7 as the disk 7 is revolved.

S denotes a spring which holds said lever in normal contact with the disk.

R denotes the striker-arm, which is connected to the lever 13, and is provided with a head r, adapted to engage the gong G, as shown.

By the aforesaid construction it will be seen that the hands, being set at 0, the player begins (after making a given number of points) to register the same bysimply turning the knob slowly until the hand moves to the proper point on dial. 'At each movement of one point the bell countsone, so that by observation, as well as by the ring of the bell, the player may correctly count his points, and his opponent, who may be proceeding to play, is thus enabled to note the correctness of his count thereby. Thus the players proceed until the required number of points constituting the game are registered, when the large hand is'again placed at 0 and is ready for the next game, and so on. At the moment the large hand again reaches O the tooth or projection on the wheel 10 wilhengage the toothed disk 26 and turn. the shaft 25, and causes the small hands 19 to register 1 on the small dial, vindicating that one game hasv been played. 1t will also be understood that as the shaft 6 is turned it will impart, by means of the small pinion at its upper end, a reverse motion to the shafts 16 16, thus running the two large hands toward the right over the dial if the operating-knob is turned in that direction, and vice versa if turned to the left, a turn either way, however, ringing the bell. By the peculiar arrangement of the gong-lever and the toothed disk 7 the large indicator-hand is caused to quickly move or jump from one point on the dial to its next succeeding point. This is accomplished by the disk 7 suddenly overcoming the friction exerted by the spiral spring, as the frictionroller in end of lever travels up the incline of one tooth, and when it reaches the end of said tooth the spring will force it inward and cause said disk to be quickly turned. Thus the spiral spring and the lever serve the following different functions: first, tension lupon and out of gear the ratchet spring or pawl 3Q,

which engages the geart on upper end ofand raises it from engagement with said gear,

the object of the springpawl 30 being to prevent the machine from turning backward except when desired, as in the case of playing a discount game. In t this case the door is opened and the finger 32 is pushed down behind the spring-pawl 30, releasing it from contact with the small gear-wheel 4 on end of shaft 2, thereby permitting the gearing devices to be turned in either direction. Should it, however, be desirous for the proprietor to know the number of games played, he may set the spring-pawl in contact with the gear on shaft 2, lock the casing, and the tally of games will be correctly registered, as no access can be had to the inside of the casing to turn the hands backward.

Vhile I have shown two of my devices as used in one casing, it is manifest that one could be used, or that three or more might also be disposed within a single casing. Neither do I desire to limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement ofA the intermediate gearing devices and gong mechanism, as the same may be easily varied without departing from the broad principle of my invention.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it will be seen that by my invention a neat, compact, and easily-operated registering device is produced, which may be readily set to disclose the score, so as to show same from either side thereof, and that the same can be manufactured at a very reasonable cost.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new is 1. The combination, with main frame, the dial-plates arranged at each side thereof, transverse shafts journaled inA said frame, projected in opposite directions, extended through said dial-plates, and provided with indicator-hands, and cog-gears 1() 10, mounted on the inner ends of said shaft, of the operating-shaft 2, provided with a gear 4, an intermediate shaft provided with a gear. at its lower end engaging the gear 4, and a gear at its upper end engaging the gears 10 10, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a billiard-register, the combination, with the main frame, a dial-plate mounted thereon, a transverse shaft journaled in said frame and extended through said dial-plate, and provided at its outer end with an indicator-hand adapted to traverse said dial and a gear-wheel 10 at its inner end, and the operating-.shaft 2,-provided with a gear 4; at its upper end, of the intermediate shaft 6, journaled in the frame, provided with a gear at its lower en d engaging the gear 4, a gear at its upper end engaging the gear 10, a toot-hed IOO IIO

disk mounted thereon, and a spring-actuated lever hinged at one end and engaging said disk at its forward end, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a billiard-register, the combination, with the main frame, a gong, and a dial-plate mounted thereon, said dial-plate provided with a points-indicator scale, and a supplemental or gam e-register scale thereon, a transverse shaft 16, journaled in said frame and extended through said dial-plate, and provided at its outer end with an indicator-hand adapted to traverse said dial over the pointsseale, a gear l() at its inner end, provided with a proj eeting tooth 22, and the operating-shaft provided with a gear 4 at its upper end, of the intermediate shaft G, journaled in the frame, provided with a gear at its lower end engaging the gear at, a gear at its upper end engaging the gear IO, a toothed disk mounted thereon, a springaetuated gong-lever hinged at its rear end and engaging the toothed disk atits forward end, and a transverse shaft 25, mounted over the shaft I6 in said frame and eX- tended through the dial-plate, and provided withx an indicator-hand traversing the gameregister scale, and a toothed wheel mounted on its inner end adapted to be engaged by the tooth 22 on gear l0, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.

4. In a billiard-register essentially as described, the combination, with main frame and the dials mounted thereon, the transverse indicator-shafts, the main shaft 2, provided with an operating-knob at its lower end, a Coggear 4 at its upper end, and the intermediate gear mechanism connecting said shaft with the indicator-shafts, of a spring-pawl secured to the main frame and engaging the gear 4c, and a releasing-pawl hinged at one end, its opposite end adapted to be swung in rear of the spring-pawl and release same from engagement with the gear 4, substantially as and for the purpose described.

OLIVER G. IVILSON.

IVitnesses:

M. D. WHrrEsIDE, A. S. WALKER. 

